Arkansas Fishing Report
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| Date | 27-Apr-24 | |
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: DeGray Lake: - John Duncan of YoYo Guide Service at Iron Mountain Marina says, Hello, fisher people. Its time to fish. Surface water temperature is still in the 60s. The lake looks good as far as trash in the water. Water color begins to change around Lennox Marcus going upriver. Lake level is at 494.56 feet msl with a slight drawdown. The lake level has been the issue for those people fishing for the spawn. The continued water drops and rises are hurting the shallow-water fishing. Full moon means its time to hit the bream beds. Use side imaging to locate the beds (look like waffles). Then back off and cast to them. A drop-shot is a very useful technique for fishing beds. You can also fish the bottom with a worm sinker, swivel and hook. Slip bobbers work well, also. Look for the beds in water from 2-8 feet mostly. Bream beds can also be found from Iron Mountain to Point Cedar. Shallow coves, sloping banks and sandy gravel areas. The crappie fishing I have been doing is hit and miss as far as shallow-water spawn fishing. Water level issues again. There are f ish in some of the brush piles but not the bigger ones. Cast to the suspended ones on top and work a one-eighth-ounce jig close to the cover. Bluegrass is a good color. Then pull up with minnows. Seeing lots on the shallower tops. If you can locate a bedding area, back off and work jigs close to the bottom. The only thing I have on bass is the spawn is closing. Reported by: Arkansas F&G |
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| About: -
The 13,400-acrea DeGray Lake is a prime vacation and weekend getaway in
west-central Arkansas. Situated among ridges of the Ouachita Mountains and
formed by a dam across the Caddo River, the lake has more than 700 campsites,
ranging from full hook-ups to primitive, and some 15 boat-launching ramps on its
shores. Anglers enjoy the lake's largemouth bass, hybrid bass and other game fish species. Houseboating, sailing and scuba
diving are also popular, as is observing bald eagles that winter on DeGray. Location: DeGray Lake is located on State Scenic 7 Byway eight miles north of Arkadelphia (Exit 78 off I-30 at Caddo Valley/Arkadelphia) and 29 miles southwest of Hot Springs, Arkansas. |
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NEW REGULATIONS IN EFFECT BEGINNING JAN. 1, 2015: Largemouth bass must be 13 inches or longer to keep. (This replaces the 13- to 16-inch slot limit previously on the lake.) Daily limit of black bass (largemouth, spotted bass and smallmouth combined) is 6. |
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